Certification

UTZ Certified
The Utz certified program enables to achieve sustainable agricultural supply chains where farmers are professionals
implementing good practices which lead to better business, where the food industry takes responsibility by demanding
and rewarding sustainable grown coffee, and where consumers buy products which meet their standard for social and environmental responsibility.

RFA Certified
The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works with local partner groups to develop and promote sustainable
standards in farming, forestry and tourism. These standards protect the environment and foster the well-being of workers,
their families and their communities. By choosing products bearing the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal,
consumers can support a healthy environment and help to improve the quality of life for local communities.
To learn more about the Rainforest Alliance, visit www.rainforest-alliance.org.

GOAL
To increase the participation of farmers and enable them to benefit more by facilitating
their access to the growing market of mainstream UTZ certified coffee. To help small/medium
farmers to get UTZ certification and finding market for certified coffee.

OBJECTIVES
Higher income for the coffee farmers by means of certification and better adherence to social
and environmental standards leading to improved living and working conditions of people working
in the coffee fields.

DESCRIPTION
A group of small and medium farmers called Nedcommodities coffee grower's group was formed by Nedcommodities India Pvt Ltd in 2009 to
facilitate the farmers to get UTZ certification & from 2014 RFA certification.